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بكر بن كرب

Bakr ibn Karb

Bakr ibn Karb kept company with al-Bāqir (ʿa) and al-Ṣādiq (ʿa) and was of Kufa.

مهمل · Muhmal — mentioned, no judgement passed

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The Prophet, then the twelve Imams in order in gold: al-Bāqir (ʿa), al-Ṣādiq (ʿa)

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2 narrations 100% of them in Al-Kāfi 2 men stand next to him in a chain →

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  1. 6. A number of our people has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Salih ibn Sa‘id from Ahmad ibn abu Bishr from Bakr ibn Karib al-Sayrafi who has said that

    he heard abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) say: "Indeed, we possess that which makes us independent of others, while others are in…

    Al-Kāfi #637 Volume 1 Read the narration
  2. 10. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from Hammad from Bakr ibn Karib who has said the following

    “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who takes Ghusl (bath) because of sexual relation; must he wash his…

    Al-Kāfi #210 Volume 3 Read the narration
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